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Joe Giulietti hit a grand slam and was the profitable pitcher because the workforce from Irmo, S.C. — representing the Southeast Region — rolled previous Massachusetts 13-0 on the Little League Baseball World Series on Thursday in South Williamsport, Pa.
South Carolina took a 2-0 lead into the second and rapidly doubled that benefit on a bases-loaded wild pitch and Preston Ware’s single. The subsequent batter was Giulietti, whose residence run sailed over the fence in left area.
South Carolina added 5 extra runs within the third inning and didn’t have to bat within the fourth. On the mound, Giulietti pitched 3 1/3 innings of no-hit ball with eight strikeouts and three walks. Brody Miller gave up one hit whereas ending the fourth inning.
Colman Gouthro had the one hit for the workforce from Braintree, Mass. He was additionally their beginning pitcher and gave up seven runs in 1 1/3 innings of labor.
Japan 12, Czech Republic 0 (4 innings)
Kensei Takeuchi, Ritsugu Furusato and Tensei Yazawa held the workforce from Brno, Czech Republic and not using a hit as Tokyo ran away with a run-rule rout.
Takeuchi confronted seven batters and struck out six of them. Furusato completed the third inning and Yazawa got here in for the fourth, yielding the one Czech baserunner on a stroll.
Offensively, Yushi Yamamoto had three RBIs, together with a two-run triple, whereas Taisuke Someya and Taisei Suzuki every added two RBIs. Japan reached Czech starter Serafym Ustinov for 9 runs on seven hits within the first 1 1/3 innings of the sport.
Taiwan 3, Mexico 0
Lin Chin-Tse homered and likewise struck out 9 whereas pitching three hitless innings as Tung-Yuan Little League, representing the Asia-Pacific Region, blanked El Swing Perfecto Little League from Chihuahua, representing Mexico.
Taiwan’s Chang Chun-Po threw two scoreless innings and went 2-for-2 whereas scoring a run. Chen Qi-Sheng tossed the final inning to finish a three-hit shutout.
Gregorio Madrid went 2-for-2 to steer Mexico. He additionally was the workforce’s beginning pitcher, and he allowed three runs (two earned) on 5 hits in 2 2/3 innings.
South Dakota 2, Pennsylvania 0
Maxen Snoozy struck out 11 in a complete-game one-hitter, guiding Sioux Falls (S.D.) Little League, representing the Midwest Region, to a victory over Glenmoore Eagle Little League of Upper Uwchlan Township, Pa., representing the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Ethan Herbein’s first-inning single produced Pennsylvania’s lone baserunner of the sport. South Dakota scored each runs within the first inning, on an RBI single from Camden Tycz and an RBI single by Kenson Henderson.
Henderson, Devin Aukes and Grayson Rehfeldt every had three hits for South Dakota.
–Field Level Media